First Principles

Well, no big surprises.  He made the same promises that he made a year ago, and the only difference is that now we can be even more sure he won’t keep any of them.
The big takeaway from me on this was just how unserious this speech was. 

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Yesterday in the RGJ, there was a piece by local columnist David Jacobs snarkily noting that neither George Bush nor Congressional Republicans (back when they held majorities) were all that fiscally conservative.  He further suggested that lack of economic smarts helped cause the economic problems we have now.
He’s right.
So why, then, would he endorse the [...]

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Embattled Sen. Roland W. Burris’ legal and political problems deepened Tuesday as Democrats in Washington and Illinois signaled that they would support an investigation into whether the senator lied under oath about his appointment to the Illinois Senate seat.
So who would have thunk that a guy appointed by an impeached Chicago politician would be corrupt?
Oh, [...]

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One tool that always comes up in political discussions by nerds like me (and my great commenters) that attempt to define and pin down political philosophies is some kind of chart.  I tend not to like them, because I think they tend to do a poor job explaining the relationships between various philosophies.  But if [...]

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I was looking at some old comment threats from the Federalist Society Blog I contributed to frequently in law school.  One of the comments from an avowed libertarian caught my eye.  He said:
[P]utting the Democrats in charge of one or both houses of congress can’t possibly make matters worse, with Bush in the presidency. [...  [...]

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Heh.

This perfectly encapsulates the problems with the kind of responsibility free world liberals think they can achieve…

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It was very interesting to see Michelle Obama give two speeches at the same time last night at the DNC.  One was actually full of hope, while the other one claimed that mantle while actually espousing a philosophy that is grounded and mired in bleak hopelessness.

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So much going on, so much to blog about, and there was my laptop, getting its screen fixed.  Burning Man, Biden, The Olympics…  Argh!  Oh well, it’s back now, and after watching Hillary give her tepid, second-thought-esque endorsement of Obama, I’m starting to get really excited and confident about this election.  In the meantime, a [...]

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Over the objections of the Bush Administration, this past Wednesday the House Committee on Foreign Relations passed a resolution condemning Turkey for their alleged genocide of Armenians nearly 100 years ago. In response, the Turks recalled their US ambassador, may send their military into Iraqi Kurdistan (threatening the most stable part of Iraq), and [...]

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